automountd Daemon

Purpose

AutoFS mount and unmount daemon.

Syntax

/usr/sbin/automountd [ -n ] [ -T ] [ -v ] [ -D name=value ]

Description

The automountd daemon is an RPC server that processes and answers requests from the local AutoFS filesystem kernel extension. It uses local files or name service maps to locate file systems to be mounted.

Maps

For a description on map files see the information on Maps in the automount daemon.

Flags

Item	Description
-Dname=Value	Assigns a value to the indicated automountd daemon environment variable.
-n	Sets the nobrowse option on all maps by default.
-T	Traces RPC server calls, displaying it on standard output.
-v	Displays on standard output verbose status and warning messages.